Hidden Love

Author's Note: MY Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! I hope you will continue to follow until the very end! Please enjoy! If you don't like something please tell me so I can make it better!

To tell the truth, I am not that happy with this chapter, but know that not all my chapters will be like this. This chapter is not that good, but know also that I will do better with this story for your sake.

Chapter 2

Secrets

Lief, his arms still around Jasmine, stared at the door and then around the room to look for a way out of the room. If it weren't for the annoying person outside the door, he would've stayed there in Jasmine's arms forever, never wanting anything to disturb the moment they had together. But now he had to find a way out so that they wouldn't be caught. He didn't want Jasmine to be disowned by her father or even be banished. Or worse: taken by the shadow lord to get to him and the belt. Somethings that he really wanted gone but no one listened to him about it, for now until he could find a right time to talk to Doom or defeat the Shadow Lord for good, there wasn't much of a choice. He kissed Jasmine's forehead and slowly started to get up from her bed but she grabbed him and held him in her arms again.

"Don't go," she whispered sleepily. "It's too early."

"Jasmine?"

Her eyes widened and she sat upright in bed.

"Jasmine! I've been standing here for about five minutes now and you're still in bed. OPEN THE DOOR!"

Both recognized the voice, it was Barda. If Barda saw them like that, it would be really bad for both of them. Both looked at each other wondering what to do. Jasmine got up and slipped a robe on, and gestured to Lief to get under the bed, and fast. He went with it and hid under the bed taking his jacket, boots and shirt with him, and slowly grabbed the Belt of Deltora skillfully without making noise and hoped Barda wouldn't notice him. He heard Jasmine open the door slightly.

"Yes?" she asked annoyed.

Barda didn't speak for a few moments, and when he did, he sounded really as annoyed as she sounded.

"Why did it take you that long to open a door?"

"Maybe because I didn't want to answer it. In the future Barda, if I don't answer the door after a few knocks, it should send a message that I'm not coming out! I was going to wash if that's what you want to know. Now I'd appreciate if you would leave me alone for a little bit." She said the last part really sweetly. She played the part perfectly, and maybe there might be a chance, a small chance but a chance. If Barda was gone, getting out would be so much easier, not to mention that keeping the secret would be a whole lot easier from Sharn and Doom. While under the bed, Lief tried to get his shirt back on without being heard, so that getting out would be easier as well. If only Barda would just leave.

"Sorry, but don't take too long because Doom has been looking for you." As it sounded like he was leaving, his voice came again. "By the way, have you seen Lief anywhere? He wasn't in his room this morning."

She laughed. "I have been here all morning. If I saw Lief, he probably would've gone to see you. At least, that's what I would've thought." Jasmine sighed again. "Look Barda, I really have to go, alright? Good luck finding Lief, and tell Doom I'll be down soon." Lief heard the door shut, and after a few moments, her head appeared under the bed and she smiled.

"Now I think you have to go before they start a search party," Jasmine whispered.

Lief crawled out from under the bed. "Yeah, sadly, I think you're right," he said annoyed. "But how am I going to get out without anyone seeing me?"

"Shhhhh!" she said, covering his mouth. "Someone might hear you!"

"Right," he agreed. "But is there a way I could go."

"There is one way."

Lief raised an eyebrow. Jasmine walked over to her dresser and she pushed it over to the side to reveal a wall.

"A wall?"

"Just wait a minute would you?" she said smiling.

She pushed a button in the wall and a piece in the wall revealed a hidden passageway in the castle. "I guess Manus wasn't the only one who knew passages around the castle," Lief thought to himself. He began to wonder if Jasmine used this way for other things than a simple escape.

"Wow," he said speechless. He knew that there were passageways but he never thought that one of them was in Jasmine's room. That shocked him the most. "How long have you know about this?"

"Since the day I got this room. I was kind of frustrated because of something that happened with Doom and I threw something at the wall and it opened up." She smiled. "I used this passage a lot to get into your room. I used to watch you sleep."

Lief suddenly hugged her.

"You can make your way back to your room with this. Just follow the leaves on the walls and you'll find your room," she said holding him just as tightly. "And what about us?"

"You know I love you," Lief said.

"And I love you," she said. "But I don't want you to risk anything for me."

'Did that a million times, and would gladly do it again."

"I just don't want you to get in trouble with Sharn or Doom," she said.

"Don't worry about that. Why don't we keep it a secret for now until we're ready to tell them?"

"Won't that be dangerous?"

"For now, but I promise you that it won't last long," Lief said placing his hands on either side of her face.

"Will we ever be together?" she said.

"Jasmine, we're going to be forever always. I wish you could believe that," Lief said without missing a beat.

She nodded and she kissed him hard wrapping her arms around his neck. When the kiss was over, she hugged him again.

"You'd better go, I mean, you're not supposed to be here you know," Jasmine said playfully.

"I know. I better go fast."

They kissed once again.

"I love you, Jasmine."

"Thank you."

With that, Lief ran down the passageway, disappearing into the darkness of the tunnel. She slowly shut the door, and sadly looked at it for a long time. Getting all the gems of the Belt was easy for her, but could she handle this? She could. He was worth it, and she didn't care. As long as they were together, nothing mattered.

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